Hello everyone, In February of this year just as the Market Correction was really taking hold, I did an interview with Matt Petralia about his methods and how to avoid large drawdowns. He gave an excellent presentation covering his process which resonated with many viewers regarding how simple but effective it was. His presentation begins around 4 minutes into the video although I would highly recommend you check out the full interview.

Nearly five years ago Herb Kelleher, the charismatic co-founder and former CEO of Southwest Airlines, passed away at the age of 87. Kelleher is one of the greatest influences on my leadership approach and aspirations, and I often wish I could have met him in person. The funny thing is, I don’t enjoy flying Southwest. I fly frequently and enjoy the perks many other airlines offer. But even though I’m not Southwest’s target customer, I have always respected how Kelleher built an enduring company by expertly catering to a specific customer base and treating customers and employees alike with kindness and respect.

I quite liked this exploration of a W.H. Auden poem and the painting it’s based on. It’s been a long time since I’ve written down a close reading, so let’s do one. I’m picking “The Convergence of the Twain” by Thomas Hardy, as it’s perhaps the single poem best known to me; I memorized it in college, during class time, when I was meant to be doing something else. I loved it that much.

Photo by Husna Miskandar on Unsplash Hey there everyone— This week I want to talk about the Liberation Health Model. The model has been around for twenty years, but I’m starting to see references to it cropping up all over the place. Because the model was specifically designed to bring a wider social context into psychodynamic approaches to healing, it can be a great way of bringing conversations about structural violence and oppression into your practice, even if you’re new to this way of thinking.

Howdy Lovelets! For the last month I’ve been on a speaking tour across Europe (although I keep thinking of it as more of a spiritual retreat than a tour, which is a nice feeling), and one of the things I find myself doing again and again on stage is quoting these lines from the great Sufi poet and mystic Hafiz: The subject tonight is love    and for tomorrow night as well.